Barrhead News

Tim &The Glory Boys are coming back to Barrhead. The Juno Award-winning Abbotsford, B.C.-based Christian Bluegrass musicians will perform at Bethel Pentecostal Church Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.

Thanksgiving is a time for people to take stock of their lives and give thanks for their blessings. And that is exactly what Herman Barkemeyer and a handful of volunteers from the Barrhead Royal Canadian Legion did on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 9.

The people have spoken. After a four-week election campaign the Barrhead area voters had the chance to decide on who lead them for the next four years in the Oct.

Want to know who won in Oct. 16’s municipal and school board trustee election — look to our website and Facebook pages. Due to press deadlines, our Oct. 17 issue of the Barrhead Leader will not include the election results.

Barrhead resident Cathy Smith says her experience working in the health care and child services fields and as a parent of a child with a rare disability will serve her well in her new role as member on Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with

How much will the Town of Barrhead receive from the County of Barrhead for jointly run recreation facilities and programs? That is the question town councillors asked during their Oct. 10 meeting.

County of Barrhead councillors believe Pembina River-swimmers need a safer place to go other than the Belvedere Bridge. Council voted unanimously Oct. 3 on a motion from Coun.

Mayoral candidates Mark Vriend and Dave McKenzie are competing for the big chair on town council in next week’s municipal election and both have differing opinions on how best to achieve their vision of a vibrant, prosperous community.

Town of Barrhead council candidates attended an open forum for the upcoming municipal election at the Seniors Drop-In Centre Oct. 4.

No one knows what receiving a shoebox from Operation Christmas Child can mean in a young person’s life better than Jerry Amal Prasad.